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SMO to VEL: distance & flight time
Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport) → Vernal (Vernal Regional Airport)
662 mi
1,065 km · 575 nm
1h 54m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
662 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 54m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SMO — Santa Monica Municipal Airport · Santa Monica, United States
- VEL — Vernal Regional Airport · Vernal, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SMO
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport6 mi away
- HHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport9 mi away
- BUR · Bob Hope Airport14 mi away
- VNY · Van Nuys Airport14 mi away
Near VEL
- FBR · Fort Bridger Airport81 mi away
- RKS · Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport83 mi away
- PUC · Carbon County Regional/Buck Davis Field87 mi away
- EVW · Evanston-Uinta County Airport-Burns Field98 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMO from VEL?
The flight distance from Santa Monica (SMO) to Vernal (VEL) is 662 miles (1,065 km, 575 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMO to VEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 54m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Santa Monica and Vernal?
Vernal is 1 hour ahead of Santa Monica.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SMO to VEL?
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